Please help -
I ran my 94 GSR low on oil for a couple hundred miles and with some
redlining (the low oil light NEVER came on and VTEC still engaged but
sporadically) and it does a couple strange things that are worrying me.

Now it idles funny. It goes from 1000-1500 rpm for a little while but if it
warms up enough it idles at 900 rpm. If I drive it enough, it will idle at
600rpm like it should.

Now for the really worrying part - when I turn the key off, the engine
continues for a half rev, gives a soft "clunk" and then stops.

When I changed the spark plugs I noticed that the electrodes were a bit eroded and the tips were a bit whitish. I am thinking that the timing needs to be adjusted...

I am going to take it in but I wanted to know what I should be
expecting...or maybe it is something I can fix myself?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

im sorry but why did you run on low oil in the first place!?!

 

Ouch............

 

Change the oil and run the car. If problem still persists, do the usual diagosis - compression check and leakdown test. Tell us what you find.

 

How low do you mean when you say 'low'? If we are talking a quart or less low, there was probably no damage. But if we are talking about 2 or 3 quarts low, I would suspect damage.

 

if your plugs were white that usually means you were running lean. and your engine was running higher because it wasnt warmed up yet. it was the choke

 

The Low Engine Oil Light never came on and I was being a bit lazy so...

I pulled the intake off the TB and cleaned it out - sprayed a bunch of TB cleaner in there. Also sprayed some si lube in there. Seems to be idling a bit better.

I have changed the oil and filter and plugs a couple weeks ago.

When I turn the key off the engine still continues for a half rev or so and has a soft click or clunk when it stops.

PS - I had marked the stock location of the distributor and put it back. I had advanced the timing very slightly. (About a 1/16 of an inch).


[Modified by joeg26er, 1:03 AM 1/29/2003]

 

If the car continues to run (Family Truckster) it sounds like your timing is off. Take a light and check to make sure your timing is correct.

 

DAMAGE!